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I have searched and searched for this online, but to no avail. I saw this movie as a child and it scared the daylights out of me. It was in black & white, and I'm guessing from the '40s or '50s (possibly very early '60s). As best I can remember, a young woman comes back to a house where she witnessed the murder of a family (while she hid under the bed in the attic?). She can't remember what she saw then but freaks out every time she goes upstairs to the attic and sees a white curtain blowing in front of the window. I think she's now engaged to the only remaining son of the family, and at one point, she's suspicious of him and he tells her to kill him and remove the curse on his family forever. If I recall correctly, it ends up being the caretaker or handyman who was the murderer.

There is no doubt in my mind. I will always remember this course as one of the most informative and fulfilling experiences of my life. I have learned so much about Hitchcock and film-making in general it makes my head spin! I've already warned all my friends I will be boring them to death with my newfound knowledge.
We've covered The Hitchcock Touch in so much depth. I thought I would challenge my memory and compose a list of 'touch points' I can use a reference when watching a Hitchcock film, or others for that matter. Feel free to challenge my list, add to it, or create your own.
The Hitchcock Touch
> The double chase
> The wrongly accused man and mistaken identity
> Ordinary people forced into extraordinary circumstances; need to depend on their own wits
> Camera work
1. extreme and meaningful close-ups
2. tracking and dolly shots
3. high-angle shots
> Unique editing style (nod to Soviet Montage)
> The 'MacGuffin'
> 'Avoid the cliche at all costs!'
> Star Power
1. brings in audiences and money
2. brings in established personas
3. already on people's minds and in the press
> Humor (Light and Dark)
> Give the audience more information up front than provided the character on screen
> Prominent locales
> 'Evil may lurk in the most innocent places'.
> Romance
> Suspense and Horror genres laced with frequent psychological undertones
Hitchcock Style Points, Motifs, and things to look out for:
> Trains and transportation.
> Keys.
> Staircases.
> Windows.
> Mirrors and reflections.
> Music that supports suspenseful editing and imparts emotion.
> Color palettes that signal emotional and psychological response.
> The icy blonde.
> Carefully chosen wardrobes.
> The cameo.

Saw this movie as a child in the 60's with my mom. It was an older movie in black and white, and the suspense came from shadows that appeared on a wall (possible in a round tower with a circling staircase) and i seem to remember they came from a clock but not sure. I think my mom mentioned that a Barrymore was in it. Have been trying to identify this movie for 40 years, all help appreciated!!!!